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TrustRadius Insights for Azure SQL Database are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, third party data sources.

Pros

Reliability and Accessibility: Users consistently praise Azure SQL Database for its constant availability, emphasizing its reliability and ease of access. They find it reassuring that the platform is always accessible when needed, ensuring uninterrupted workflow and data access.

Ease of Use: Reviewers commonly highlight the simplicity in creating data models and managing databases with Azure SQL, making these tasks straightforward and user-friendly. This ease of use streamlines their workflow, simplifies database management processes, and allows them to focus on more critical aspects of their work.

Integration Capabilities: Many users appreciate how easily all their applications connect with Azure SQL Database, enhancing usability and integration possibilities. This seamless integration allows for efficient collaboration between different tools within their ecosystem, promoting a cohesive working environment.

Azure SQL Database Reviews

1 Review
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)

The Hidden Savings of Using Azure

Rating: 10 out of 10
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope

It is used in firm-wide operations via RDP to enter data into a proprietary vertical market legal database. It resolves the problem of a law firm that is in several cities across the US.

Pros

  • The fact that it is available for the Azure cloud platform.
  • The fact that it is easy to license as a monthly subscription and software access is simple.
  • The fact that it functions exactly as its local server based counter part.

Cons

  • It appears to have a slight delay in revealing data in the client software, then data will appear almost instantly. It is an odd feel when using it until you get used to it.
  • It seems a bit slower than its local server based counter part.
  • The tool bars icons are a little different and took some getting used to.

Likelihood to Recommend

If you are a small operation and your focus is on dollar for dollar comparison to a local server based product, it will seem more expensive, until you look at the big picture of total cost of ownership. In the alternative if you consider the cost of IT with this product compared to a local server based product it shakes out in your favor. Specifically when you consider that IT help can be had remotely from around the world at huge savings and by being cloud based you can get some very brilliant but value based talent by shopping globally. Azure products help accomplish this because IT can add and remove features and resources without any need for local boots on the ground. Where local servers and databases are subject to power outages, tampering by local employees, local access security issues.... It is just built for high availability on a more reliable backbone with secure access from anywhere.
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Rick Hahn
Consultant \ Law Office Practice Management & Accounting Software in Professional Services at Rick Hahn Tech Services (Legal Services, 1-10 employees)
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Azure SQL Database
1 year of experience
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